Announcements

A CLE seminar titled Professor Ohlbaum on Trial Evidence in Pennsylvania is being offered by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).
The programs will take place on Thursday, July 22 at the CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, Juniper Street, Philadelphia; live via videoconference the same day at the PBI Conference Center, 5080 Ritter Road,...

Good writing is at the heart of good lawyering. Attorneys' briefs and motions must compete with hundreds of others for a judge's attention.
To help lawyers enhance this key skill, the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) on Thursday, July 22 will offer a CLE seminar titled Legal Writing With Judge Mark Painter.
The featured speaker is the Hon. Mark P....

The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) this month is offering a CLE seminar titled Effective Jury Selection: Mastering the Power of the Process at two Ohio locations.
The programs will take place on Wednesday, July 28 at the OSBA offices, 1700 Lake Shore Drive, Columbus, and on Thursday, July 29 at the Forum Conference Center in Cleveland. Each session...

For attorneys who want to be brought up to date on some of the most essential topics in real estate, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) on Tuesday, August 3 will represent a seminar titled A Day on Real Estate - East.
Some of the discussion topics to be covered at this day-long program are Letters of Intent as Pre-negotiation Contracts, Tax Update for...

The American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education this month will present its ninth annual advanced course of study on Products Liability.
The program will take place on Friday, July 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, 163 East Walton Place, Chicago.
Among the discussion...

MICPEL and the Maryland State Bar Association Special Committee on Consumer Bankruptcy, in cooperation with the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law, this month will present a CLE seminar titled Lien Stripping in Bankruptcy Proceedings.
The program will take place on Wednesday, July 14 from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m...

Virginia CLE this month will offer video replays in four locations of a CLE seminar titled How to Win Your First or Next Jury Trial Using the Power Trial Method.
The sessions will take place on Tuesday, July 20 at the Executive Conference and Training Center at Tysons Corner, 8201 Greensboro Drive, Tysons Corner, VA; on Wednesday, July 21 at the Executive...

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America this month will offer a CLE seminar titled Managing the Employment Alphabet Jungle.
The program will take place on Thursday, July 15 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at 9150 South Hills Boulevard, Suite 300, Brecksville, OH.
The session will examine topics including The FMLA and ADA Interplay...

The South/Central Texas Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America has a pair of CLE seminars on its calendar this month and next on timely topics of interest to corporate attorneys.
On Wednesday, July 7, the chapter will present a session titled Corporate Campaign Contributions.
The program will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the San...

The Southern California Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (ACCA-SOCAL) this month is planning an afternoon CLE seminar titled Don't Get Left Behind: Understanding the Business of In-House Relationships.
The program is scheduled for Friday, July 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, third floor, 404 South Figueroa...

The South Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America this month has scheduled another group in its series of Lunch 'n Learn sessions, these under the title Lunch 'n Learn From Your Peers - Best Practices.
This luncheon series will be hosted by chapter members on Thursday, July 22 at five southern Florida locations. The sessions run...

Document Drafting is as important to the success of the deal as the negotiation itself. Negotiation and drafting go hand-in-hand, but unfortunately, neither comes naturally to most people.
With this in mind, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) this month will launch its Commercial Document Series 2004. The opening segments will focus on Shareholder...

To The Readers Of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel:
One of the most difficult times in a legal career is the period of transition from one job to another. Transition is almost always anxiety laden and often enervating, especially during such turbulent times as these (although I optimistically note that it's beginning to look like the market is...

For over 20 years, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has served the needs of the in-house legal community, offering valuable services and resources, local and international networking opportunities, and advancements in standards for corporate legal practice. As one of its major commitments, the association strives to promote diversity both among...

Norman L. Reimer, a partner at Gould Fishbein Reimer & Gottfried LLP, has been elected president of the New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA). He was installed on May 27 at the NYCLA Annual Meeting at the NYCLA Home of Law in New York City.
Mr. Reimer succeeds Michael Miller, who continues as a member of the Executive Committee as immediate...

Bettina (Betsy) B. Plevan was installed as president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY) at this year's Annual Meeting of the Association on Tuesday, May 18. Ms. Plevan succeeds E. Leo Milonas as the 61st president in the Association's 133-year history.
The new slate of Association officers and members of the executive and Audit...

Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has released the findings of its Sixth Annual General Counsel Survey of Fortune 500 companies. Since 1997, MCCA has looked at diversity in corporate law departments across the nation, with a special emphasis on the advancement of attorneys of color.
The findings of the 2004 MCCA Fortune 500 General Counsel...

New laws regulating the use of personal data and novel lawsuits seeking to expand privacy rights present new challenges to business. These challenges will be addressed by Proskauer Rose LLP lawyers in a CLE seminar titled Privacy Law Basics.
The program will take place on Tuesday, June 22 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Proskauer offices, 1585 Broadway,...

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) this month will present a CLE seminar titled Ethics and Professionalism at two greater New York City locations.
The program will take place on Friday, June 11 at the Long Island Marriott, 101 James Doolittle Boulevard, Uniondale, NY, and on Friday, June 18 at New York's Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue, New...

Last year, the firm of McCarter & English played a critical role in PNC's acquisition of Bridgewater United National Bancorp (UNB), representing UNB in all phases of the transaction. This acquisition will become the focus this month of a CLE seminar titled Handling Corporate Acquisitions: PNC's Acquisition of Bridgewater United National Bancorp: A Case...

The firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP will conclude this year's spring CLE series this month with five seminars.
All seminars except one scheduled for Friday, June 4 will take place at the Brown Raysman offices, 900 Third Avenue, New York City. The June 4 program will take place at Cityplace I, 185 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT....

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires the SEC to review your company's periodic filings at least once every three years. How worried should you be about this "new" level of heightened scrutiny?
The firm of Lowenstein Sandler PC will attempt to answer this question on Thursday, June 10 at a seminar titled Public Companies Beware: The SEC Is Reviewing Your...

The Pro Bono Partnership this month is planning a workshop for those involved with nonprofits titled Fundraising and Revenue Generating Activities.
The program is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the offices of Prudential Financial, Gateway III Building, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ.
The speakers at the morning program will be...